Three 

Books

COMING 

IN 

2011

What is a Superhero? (Edited by Robin Rosenberg & Peter Coogan, published by Oxford University Press.) An anthology of essays by comic book writers, editors, and comic scholars that address the title question.

Superhero Origins: What Makes Superheroes Tick and Why We Want to Knowpublished by Oxford University Press. A book about seven superhero origins stories, what they reveal about the superheroes' personality, how they reflect the findings of psychological research, and why we're interested in their origin stories.

Introducing Psychology: Brain, Person, Group (by Stephen Kosslyn & Robin Rosenberg). A new edition of the Introductory Psychology textbook published by Pearson.

The Psychology of Superheroes

I edited this book of essays about superheroes, written by psychologists. The essays examine the implications of having superpowers and of superheroes functioning in society, seen through the lens of psychological research and theories. My essay is: "Superman's Personality: From Krypton, Kansas, or Both?"

Abnormal Psychology

This is an Abnormal Psychology textbook by Robin S. Rosenberg and Stephen M. Kosslyn, with Worth Publishers. The first edition came out in 2009.

Psychology in Context

This is an Introductory Psychology textbook by Stephen M. Kosslyn and Robin S. Rosenberg. The first edition (Psychology: The Brain, the Person, the World) was published in 2001, a second edition in 2003, and a third edition (with a new title, Psychology in Context) in 2006.

 Fundamentals of Psychology in Context

This is a briefer version of Psychology in Context. The first edition was published in 2002, a second edition in 2004, and the current edition, Fundamentals of Psychology in Context, in 2006.

Psychology of Harry Potter

This is a book of essays about Harry Potter, written by psychologists. The essays examine different facets of Harry Potter and the magical world, seen through the lens of psychological research and theories. My essay is: "What Do Students Learn From Hogwarts Classes?"

Batman Unauthorized

This is a book of essays about Batman. My essay is: "What's Wrong with Bruce Wayne?"